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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because...
In the text it states, "____."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: must,stand up/standing up
Theme Statement: You must stand up against gender roles before its to late.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because since the grandfather and the dad gave both of them gender roles for the wheelbarrow it caused a problem for the brother and sister and it ended up breaking the connection they used to have,and if they stood up to them against them having gender roles their connection would've probably never break.
In the text it states, ''It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon.''

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: can be
Theme Statement: Relationships can be supportive
This is a theme statement for Freak the Mighty because Kevin stands up for Max when the class is calling him names. Kevin gets on Max's shoulders and chants about how great Freak the Mighty is when they are together.
In the text it states, "' How's this for an example?' Freak is saying. 'Sometimes we're nine feet tall and strong enough to walk through walls. Sometimes we fight gangs. Sometimes we find treasure. Sometimes we slay dragons and drink from the Holy Grail.'"

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because...
In the text it states, "____."

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles

Action/Helping Word: Stand Up and Must

Theme Statement: You must stand up against gender-roles before it is too late.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the boy and the girl were assigned gender-roles, and because of this the kids close relationship got separated. Let kids have a childhood and let them be themselves. Gender-Roles should not be assigned to anyone, nor stop them from what they do best.

In the text it states, "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities.."

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After each section of story, we are going to record some theme statements. Use the tools and word banks to help you identify the theme statement. Remember a Theme Statement is a sentence that states the big idea of the text.

You are to write a responses for EACH of the three themes: Relationships, Gender Roles, and Time & Memory.

Each chapter may have multiple themes. Use the theme topic word bank to help you identify a theme topic. Then identify an action word to help you make a theme statement. Finally, write a sentence using the theme topic and action word to write a theme statement. Be sure that your sticky note color matches the theme topic you chose.

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because...
In the text it states, "____."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: Standing up/stand up, must
Theme Statement: If people are forcing gender roles upon you, you must stand up
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because they shouldnt have give them gender roles this affected them and made them change and the could also act and do however they want.
In the text it states, "When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled, Her legs were short and fat, his were long she could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Lose/Losing, might.
Theme Statement: Losing a relationship can be hard but that cant stop you from being happy.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the sister and her brother relationship was broken the sister wasn't sad the rest of her life, no she just moved on with her life and sooner or later she would just forget the red wagon, and that it even existed.

In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out.."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word:Lose/Losing , and might
Theme Statement:Losing a relationship can be hard but that cant stop you from being happy.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the story the girl/sister loses an important relationship with her brother but that did not stoped her, she even forgot about the toy and  continued her life.
In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important.."

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losing/can/relationship/discovery(?)

A possible theme statement for the story, "Bone Black" is, "Losing a relationship can cause you to find something undiscoverable."

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because losing a certain relationship can cause you to figure out each other's "dark" side, one that no one but you know of.  One that is kept to yourself.

In the text it states, "Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities." This is a good citation for my theme statement because the story is explaining that it was a toy that separated their relationship, and that they had different identities because of the separation. Later on in the story, you see the boy's "dark" side. He likes watching his sister be hurt like it's nothing, which leads to the problem of gender roles. They were forced upon gender roles and the boy hated her because she was the princess. Free, and never had a single job to do.

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Theme Topic: Realationships
Action/helping word: Lose/ losing , might
Theme statement: Losing a relationship might cause a discovery
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl feels bad that they had to have gender roles discovering that the toy was responsible for having gender roles and what caused them to seperate.
In the text it states, "strangely enough it was a toy that seperated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. she remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. they shared possesion of it but they had differnet roles in relationship to it."

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Theme Topic: Relationships

Action/Helping Word: Losing and Might

Theme Statement: Losing a relationship might not really affect your past.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the wheel barrel caused them to separate the girl grew up not knowing anything about it or any hatred towards her brother.

In the text it states, "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities." and "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. "

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heme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Lose/Losing, might.
Theme Statement: Losing a relationship can be hard but that can make you happy.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the sister and her brother relationship that was broken by a wagon.

In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out.."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/helping word: Lose/losing, Might

Theme Statement: "Losing a relationship might not really affect your future."

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl in the story grew up normally and it seems like loosing the close relationship she had with her brother when they were younger didn't affect her. They both probably just moved on.

In the text it states, " She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so Important."

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A/H Words: overcoming/overcome, and may

Theme Statement: Overcoming the loss of a relationship may be hard but it may also be for the better.
This is a theme statement for bone black because the girl still liked the brother so losing the connection with him could've been difficult but if it kept going it could've gotten worse especially because she kept getting dumped out of the wheelbarrow.
In the text it states ''When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to''

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: must, Stand up
Theme Statement: You must stand up against gender-roles before it to late.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the sister was only allowed to sit on the red wagon the boy would start to cry and tell her to push him because it was not fair because she was a girl and he was and boy, and he would just push her off of the wagon and tell her to push him.

In the text it states, "He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon."

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Theme Topic: Relationships/Lose/Must
- "You will lose relationships and someone close to you, but you must keep moving"
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because since the the two siblings have not been close to each other ever since, the sister doesn't mind it as she has overcome that loss. In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Lose/losing, might
Theme Statement: Losing a relationship might cause a discovery.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl felt bad that they had gender roles when they were younger and she is also trying to remember what was happening by looking at the pictures and how the toy separated them.
In the text it states, " strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. she remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. they shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. "

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word:Must, Stand up
Theme Statement:Gerder roles must not stand up.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the story the girl and boy were playing but they had to play in a sefific way beucase of thier gender and playing was unfair
In the text it states, "They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess.."

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gender roles/ought to/are/be/overcome/stand up

A possible theme statement for the story, "Bone Black" is, "Gender roles are ought to be overcomed if only you stand up for yourself."

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because if you don't stand up for yourself when you're being told a certain "role", like you're a "boy", so you have to be strong and work for the girls, or you're a "girl", so you have to just sit there and wait for the man to come to you, which can get most people angry because nobody should be put on gender roles, everyone should be free to do whatever they'd like, and whoever they want to be.

In the text it states," They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess."   I say this citation because even the children believed that. The father and great-grandfather put the force onto them when getting the wagon, and manipulated them into thinking that the world was supposed to be that way.

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Lose/Losing might
Theme Statement: Losing a relation might not have a affect towards you if it isn´t close.

This is a theme statement for bone black because the girl had to get pushed in a wheelbarrow by her brother and there relationship isnt close.

In the text it says ¨Strangely enough it was toy that separated them, that forced upon the different roles,different identities.

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A/H words: must, standing up/stand up

Theme statement: You must stand up against gender roles before its too late.
This is a theme statement for bone black because since the dad and grandfather put gender roles on the wheelbarrow it started causing problems for both of them and it cause their connection to break, if they stood up against it then it wouldn't have happened but they never did.
In the text it states ''It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon.''

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Theme Topic: Relationship Action/Helping Word: Lose/Losing might
Theme Statement: Losing a relationship might cause a discovery

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the girl didn´t have a really good really good relationship with her brother then later on she notice that the red toy wagon disappear  where was know were to be seen or found and when she look at the pictures so saw that the boy was very happy while she was very sad and the wagon and was never there

In the text,` it states ¨In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. and also it says ¨No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow.

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles/Overcome/Have
- "You have to overcome Gender Roles before it overcomes you."
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because ever since the two siblings were given gender roles they haven't been the same. The brother will sometimes want to be the one who gets pulled and cry about it, but as a boy he must be the one pulling her sister. These gender roles have taken control over these kids, they must be free and do whatever they want.
In the text it states, "He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon."

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theme topic : relationship
Action/helping word: lose/ losing , can.
theme statement: losing a relationship can be sad. this is a theme statement for bone black because when she got her brother in trouble she knows that she ruined there relationship and that he hates her . in the text it states "she was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hated her because she was a girl."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:Over time you can lose memories
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl/sister  grew up her life thinking that the toy she played was a wagon and that she was always the happy one.
In the text it states, "She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. ."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word: can, overcome
Theme Statement: Over time memory's can fade away but some are still important.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because near the end of the story she said that she did not remember why the wagon as so important to her.

In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory/Make/Will
- "Sometimes you might lose and forget memories from the past, but you will have time to make new ones"
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because over time the girl forgets about the wagon and doesn't think about it too much. It looks like she's overcome it and has become a better person that before.
In the text it states, "She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping word: Stand up, Must

Theme Statement: You must stand up in opposition to gender roles. Because if you don´t it wont be equal for both genders.

This is a theme Statement for Bone Black because Papa And the Great Grandfather expect the boy to be a prince/breadwinner and the girl to be a princess and not do anything.

In the text it states, ¨They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. she was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it.She was to ride in it because she was a girl a would be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking.¨  ¨He was to pill it because he was a boy a would be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight slimy creatures challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess.¨

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A/H words: Overcome/Overcoming, had/can

Theme statement: Overcoming the truth about your time and memories can make things more clear and confusing.
This is a theme statement for bone black because when the girl found out about the wheelbarrow and saw the old pictures she was able to understand more about how she got dumped out of the wheelbarrow, and why their had been dirty clothes or bruises, and she was able to see the emotion they had in those old pictures, but it also made her question more about what happend to it and why she remembered it as a wagon.
In the text it states ''Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.''

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: Stand up/Standing up, must
Theme Statement: You must stand up against gender roles before its too late.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the boy can only pull the wagon and not ride it and the girl can only sit on the wagon and not pull it and the boy would get mad at her for being a girl and sometime he would cry about it because he would get in trouble if they saw him riding the wagon.So one they got to the corner he would finally get the chance to ride the wagon while she pulls him.

In the text, it state ¨ Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon¨.And it says ¨When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled¨.

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memory/time/find/can/be/discovery

A possible theme statement for the story, "Bone Black" is, "Memories can be found, but having the Time to dig deep can lead into a disturbing, or even a happy discovery."

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the future, the sister forgot everything that happened, until she went looking through a box to find a photo of her and her brother playing ina wagon. Or what she thought was a wagon... She scrutinized the photo as hard as she possibly could, and she figured everything out, and had the feeling of deja vu. She saw everything again for the first time. Bruises, pushes, yelling, crying..

In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes." This is a good citation for my theme statement because she went through both deja vu and the mandela effect. She remembered everything as clear as day. Every disturbing moment she went through, just because of a wagon, a wagon in which was never found again. She remembered incorrectly. How did she remember a wheelbarrow and a wagon? She noticed every bruise and every dirty, torn pieces of clothing she had. The most obvious thing was the unsure face of the girl, and the happiest face of the boy.

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping word: Can, Overcome

Theme Statement: Over time your memory will fade away and you will forget about a lot of stuff.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the story The Girl forget the wheelbarrow ever existed and she doesn't remember playing with it.

In the text it states ¨She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos she found many of her self plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy brother¨.

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Theme topic : gender roles
action/helping word: stand up / standing up, have
theme statement: you always have to standing up if people are putting a gender role on you.
this is a theme statement for bone black because the father and great grandfather put gender roles on the brother and the sister. in the text it states "she was to ride in the red wagon, and he was to pull it.

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Theme Topic : Relationships
Action/helping word Can ,Face/Facing
Theme statement : Some Relationships can make it hard for you  to face what is okay with you and what is not .
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in this book there are times were the brother makes her mad and or asserts some type of power over her and even when the girl stands up for herself and declares that she is not okay with what he does he would not care and would continue to do what he does even if he gets in trouble
In the text it states " so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished "

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word: Can, overcoming/overcome
Theme statement: Overcoming Time and Memory can be difficult
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the girl found all the old pictures of her and her brother she remembered there was a toy and couldnt believe that the toy made them seperated but no one knew about the toy.
In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory

Acton/Helping Word: Overcome and Can

Theme Statement: When you overcoming your past you can create new memories.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the girls past she had Gender Role that affected her relationship with her brother now that she is older she has a change to make up for the time she lost to be herself. Don't let others change you for who you are be yourself.

In the text it states, Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities.

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement " Sometimes memories can be overcome even if time has passes."

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the girl got older she had forgotten about the wagon/wheelbarrow and she didn't understand the expressions her and her brother had when she looked over old pictures.She was confused and had also forgotten about what had happened to the wheelbarrow.

In the text it states" She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. No one could tell her what happened to the wheelbarrow."

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Theme Topic relationships
Action;helping word :Lose/losing , might
Theme statement: Losing a relationship might not effect you in the future.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl and her brothers relationship broke apart when they where young and had the red wagon. Now that she is grown her relationship from the past isn't effecting her now.
In the text it states "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. ¨

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Theme Topic Gender roles
Action;helping word : Stand up/ standing up, must
Theme statement: You must stand up against gender roles if people are forcing them
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because The boy was forced to push his sister because he was a boy. He wasn't allowed to get pushed by someone because that is not his job.

In the text it states "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them,That forced upon them different roles, different identities.¨ & ¨He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her , how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon .¨ ¨Sometimes he would cry that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.¨

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A/H words: must, standing up/stand up

Theme statement: You must stand up against gender roles.
This is a theme statement for bone black because since the dad and grandfather put gender roles on the wheelbarrow it started causing problems for the both of them and it cause their relationship to break.
In the text it states ''It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon.''

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/helping Word: Stand up, might
Theme Statement: "If people are forcing gender roles upon you,you must stand up"

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because some adults often put gender roles depending on what gender you are. If you're a girl then you have to do "girl things" and if you're a boy you have to do " Manly things". The two siblings grew up with the adults putting gender roles on them. This made the boy feel upset that only his sister was able to ride the wagon because she was the girl meaning she was to be treated as a princess while he had to be the prince and pull his sister around. If the brother had stood up for himself about how it was unfair to him that he had to pull his sister around then their relationship might've still been strong and the adults might have realized that they should let them be free.

In the text it states, " She was to ride in it because she was a girl- a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pull it because he was a boy- a would- be prince who would do all the hard work. It was the grown-ups like papa her great-grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon."

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Theme topic : Gender Roles
Action/Help word : Discover, should
Theme statement : Gender Roles should be discussed so it can be discovered  and how it pressures people to be .

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in this story the adults Papa And Great - grandfather have certain views on how  the kids should play with their shared toy based on their gender .

In the text it states " Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only,  "

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Theme Topic : Time & Memory
Action/Helping word : Can / Discover
Theme Statement : Memory can fade over time but it can also help discovering new things that might have been forgotten from time .
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl/ sister in this story had grown up with this wagon and it was so important but she can't seem to remember why and when asking her father they tell her that there was never a wagon .
in the text it states  " She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. "

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word: Overcome/overcoming, can.
Theme Statement: Once you overcome your time and memory you can´t get them back
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl forgot everything that happened in the past but now she doesn't remember and understand why the red wagon ruined her relationship with her and her brother.
In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black- and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. ¨

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theme Topic: relationships
action/ helping word: lose/losing, might
Theme statement; losing a relationship  might not effect you as much as you think

This is a theme statement for bone black  because when the girl and her brothers relationship broke because of the red wagon, she grew up and it didn't effect her and she still was able to move on from the past and be happy. she had even forgotten that it had existed

in the text it says" she grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. she grew up and found that the red wagon had never existed.

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Theme Topic: Time and memory
Action/Helping Word: can/had overcome.
Theme statement: Sometimes memory can be overcome even if time had past

This is a statement for Bone Black because when the girl is getting older the wagon started to disappear and look everywhere until she found a picture of her and her brother playing with the wheelbarrow and her brother looks happy while she looks sad and her memory started coming because and she was confused because she knew that they were playing with the red toy wagon and not the wheelbarrow.

In the text, It states ¨ She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. And in the text it states ¨They could not remember playing with it anywhere else.

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word: Can, overcoming/overcome
Theme statement: Overcoming Time and Memory can be difficult.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the sister found all of their old pictures of her and the brother she did not remember nothing that happened in the past and only remembered bout the toy and couldn't believe that the toy broke the connection they used to have.
In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/ helping word; must. stand up
Theme statement: everyone must stand up against gender roles.
This is a theme statement for bone black because  when the girl and her brother got gender roles placed on them,like the girl sitting on the wagon and the boy having to pull it. it ended up causing there relationship  to break because on how differently they where treated based off there gender.
In the text it says"  like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. strangely enough it was a toy that separated, that forced upon them different roles, different identities

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A/H words: Overcome/Overcoming, had/can

Theme statement: Overcoming the truth about your time and memories can make things more clear and confusing.
This is a theme statement for bone black because when the girl found out about the wheelbarrow and saw the old pictures she was able to understand more about how she got dumped out of the wheelbarrow, and why their had been dirty clothes or bruises, and she was able to see the emotion they had in those old pictures, but it also made her question more about what happend to it and why she remembered it as a wagon.
In the text it states ''Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.''

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Theme topic: time and memory
Action/helping word: find/finding, have
theme statement: you always have to remember old times and memory
this is a theme statement for bone black because she remembered riding in a red wagon but when she looked at some old photos she saw it was a red wheelbarrow and that the red wagon never existed. in the text it states "show grew up to found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed"

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theme topic: time and memory
action/ helping word: overcoming/ can
theme statement:  Overcoming time and memory can be very difficult
this is a theme statement for bone black because when the girl found the old pictures of her and her brother, it was hard to remember everything that happened, like the wagon and she could't remember why it was so important to the reason why her and her brothers relationship.
In the text, It states ¨ She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. And in the text it states ¨They could not remember playing with it anywhere else.

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Theme Topic: Gender roles.

Action/Helping Word: Stand up, must.

Theme statement: You must stand up against gender roles before it is too late.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because Two siblings were assigned a gender role and the brother hated it which made him hate his sister even more. It ended up breaking up their relationship that they used to have. If they were to stand up about gender roles their relationship probably would have never ended.

In the text it states, "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities."

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Theme Topic: relationships
Action/helping word: lose/losing.
Theme Statement: Losing a relationship might not effect you as much as you thought.

This is a theme statement for bone black because when the sister was younger she had a great relationship with her brother but she lost the relationship with her brother and now she older and seem to be normal. So losing the relationship with her brother wasn't as effective as she thought.

In the text it says "she grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. she grew up and found that the red wagon had never existed."

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Theme Topic: Time and Memory.
Action/helping word: Overcome/Overcoming, had/can
Theme statement: Overcoming the truth about your time and memories can make things more clear and confusing.

This is a theme statement for bone black because when the girl is older she has found an old picture with the wheelbarrow and the family. She was able to understand more about the past and how she got dumped out of the wheelbarrow. She was able to see the emotion they had in those old pictures. It also made her question more about what happened to it and why she remembered it as a wagon.

In the text it states ''Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.''